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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Twenty-Five Galorea strikers Are
Slain, I've White Men
Wounded.

NRw ORLEANS, La, Nov, g.
Reports of a terrible slaughter
have Just reached the city from
Thehauaeux, La, The striking
sugar hands, about 5 o'clock this
morning fired upon the white
piekets who were guarding the
place,
The white man returned the fire
and in the battle which ensued %
negroes are said to have been slain
and two white men wounded
Additional troops have been ask
ed for and viii probably be sent
forward at once,
The rattle Of the carhines from
the first fire brought To the scene y
large party of armed citizens when
the firing became rapid and gen
erai.
A later dispatch says seven
negroes were shot dead and eight
others fatally wounded, and that
Is or 70 others were more or less
wounded. The negroes were
present in considerable numbers,
but seem to have had few arms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
Nina Starving.

CHICAGO, III, Nov. 21.-one of
the morning papers publishes an
article in which it is stated that
Nina Van Zandt, Spies proxy wife,
is wasting away, food not having
passed his lips since the day be-
fore Spies was hanged. In con-
versation with a reporter she ex-
pressed much bitterness against the
press and those who murdered
her husband.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

YANDALIA, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Died,
in this city this a. m. of membran-
Gus Group, S-year-old granddaughter
of Col. T. r. Dodge, late editor OF
the Vandalia Leader. The father
had left only a few days ago on a
visit to Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
Not this Year.

"Harvest Is home. The bins are full.
The barns are running Ger;
Both grains and fruits we've garnered in
Mill we've no space for more.
We've worked and toiled through heat
and cold
To plant, to SOW, to reap;
And now for all this bounteouse store
Let us Thanksgiving keep"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Two new bridges have been COM
pleted in this county this week in
Sailing township, n over Long
Branch, near the Levi Appleman
place; and one over Good water,
near the Mrs. George Speer farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
For Secretary Of state.

Fer many years hoeae County
has enjoyed the front rank with the
banner Democratic Counties OF the
State, and with far less evident ap-
probation ON the part Of the nem-
eeraes with whom lie the heners Of
psefetment> True there be some
who have been advanced on the roll
of homer for district and county req
ogaiaeas, but she has seldom been
recognized on the State ticket ae-
eerfing to her deserts, 1t is,
therefore, with pleasure that We
refer TO one of Raane's citizens as q
possible candidate for the office OF
Secretary ofstate, Maj j, /, Ruek.
er, of Sturgeon, in whom our peo-
Pile recognize all the qualities OF q
representative Democrat, with ca
pahilltEes to do ereaitto himself and
reflect honor upon his constituency
and the State at large, Thus early
as it may seem TO some Maj. Rnek-
er is receiving the highest endorse
lnent from press and people for the
office of Secretary of State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Charley Creigh and T. w. Har-
rison shipped Friday to Frank
Harrison, Chicago, two car loads
of cattle, which were sold there,
bringing the best price out of A.
ON head
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Ajurs consisting of w, X. Potts,
s, P. Emmons, j.. c. Rassford, J.
B. Botkin, A, c. Barnes and j. d.
Tucker met at the City Hall this
Friday TO assess damages to ], r.
Baker, through whose land Pleas
ant street in North Mexico is to be
extended east. Mr.. Baker was al
lowed s275 by the jury. The open
ing of this street is of considerable
Importance Us it gives an outlet to
the northeastern part of the city
heretofore completely shut of
from the business portion of town.
1t runs east and west, south Of
Highland addition and north OF
Bassford's addition. The jury was
composed entirely of ex-city of.
@ficers, Emmons, Bassford and
Botkins having held the office Of
Mayor, Barnes and Tucker, Coun.
cilmen, and W. X. Potts, Marshal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

The gubernatorial race has about
narrowed down to D. r. Francis,
Judge Norton and Col. Claiborne,
with the former a decided favorite.
Knowing the man and his qualifi-
cations the youngDemocracy intend
to place him at the head of the
State government.-W ellsvilleN ews.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
mo Nothlng.n

From the Bowling Green Post.
Bowling Green has no saloons
now; no gallon Shops, no gamb-
ling dens; no drug stores conduct
ed as saloons. Bowling Green has
no district fair; no fire engines; no
reservoir, no artesian well. She
has a goodly supply of moral SEN
timent, however, and she ought to
be happy. Give Us water.
WANTED-Two good, energetic
men to sell Singers Sewing Machines.
Apply to L. Coil, at Null's grocery
store
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

F.P.Armistead, formerly astudent
of Mexico High School and now
employed in Morton & Bros, Kan.
a City, has the thanks. of the
LEDGER for a box of bon bons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
Getting Stronger.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stuart, south
of the city, entertained a number of
friends at dinner Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Bridge Commissioner Rodgers
has a force of men painting all the
bridges in the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Great heavens!"said a man who
had just learned that his wife had
been injured in a railroad disaster,
"Give me my hat, quick!'
"You must be calm," he was
told. "You can't possibly leave
for the scene before $50 tonight.
There is no train"
81 know it, he responded, seiz-
ing his hat, but in the meantime 1
can see a lawyer"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Mrs. McCubbin has bought the
Surber and Chappell restaurant on
South Jefferson street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
Wait and See.
rhe KnoiN Noztsr Cam

The Mexico LEDGER supports
ID. r. Francis for governor. Posi-
bly, the motives which prompt Bob
White to support Mayor Francis
are the very best, but just imagine
a man of Bob's usual good sense
throwing away his energies on an
useless job.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Joe Shirley shipped to Philadel-
phia Monday 40 head of horses,
which were pronounced the finest
lot of drivers and light harness
horses that were ever sent out of
the county,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 1887.

Mr.. Thomas Baird, of Kansas
City, and Miss Mary Doty, of this
county, we're married at the home
of the bride, northwest of this city
at IL O'Clock Thursday, Rev. A.
A. Wallace, of the Presbyterian
church, officiating. A number OF
presents were sent the newly mar
ried couple, only a few friends were
present at the wedding. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baird left for Kansas City,
their future home over the Wa
bash. Mr.. Baird is assistant man.
ager of the Coates House, that city.
The LEDGER extends congratula-
tions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

The Charity committee, compos-
ed OF Mrs. DIR. Russell, Mrs, J. NJ.
Marmaduke. Mrs. Judge Forrist,
Mrs. j. w. Bryan, Mrs. Josiah
Wright and Mrs. VIM. Stuart, real
lied from the collections at the
Promenade street NJ. E. church
Thanksgiving service s35.16 in
cash. Besides this 40 bushels of
coal and SIS worth of provisions
we're donated. The money has
been placed on deposit at the Saw
ings Bank, to be used for the pur-
pose for which it was collected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-01

Mr.. Tom Doty, of Browning
King & Co, Kansas City, and Miss
Minnie French, of this city, were
married at the home of the bride at
2 O'Clock Thursday. Rev. Mr..
Mansfield grandfather of the bride,
performd the ceremony. Quite a
number of friends and relatives
were in attendance and the list of
presents is a long one. Mr.. and
Mrs. Doty left over the C. 81. A.
at 3 o'clock for their future home
in Kansas City. The LEDGER ex-
tends congratulations.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
SANITATION.

There is nothing about which 30
much parade has been made by our
city authorities and 90 comparatively
little done out OF the rat as SAINT 4ticn.
Ihoy asem TO be possessed Of
an idea that il the private premises
OF the tcitiLsn is kept clean, thing
both necDesarY and essentiA, and the
ashes and garbage il removed, that 10
ali that is needed. The streetS
may go uaswept, filthy chicken
coops may be increased by the
thousand, sand tho cellars Of mer.
camille houses be filed with a mass OF
decayingl matter enough to create
deathly malaris. The sanitary sense
OF the authorities is only useful in one
or two directions, in Others theirs may
be reeking, fostering aud sinking
masses OF filth, thsy are oblivious to
them, They are like the people who
are color blind, and only know back
and white; or worse still, like persons
cursed by moral OBJ iquity and are
law unto themselves. Ia = climate
like ours, situated as Memphis Ia with
swamps above and below apd west
Of her, tho utmost vigilance is
necessary, aud absolute sanitation
essential to the public health. The
policy Of Mr.. Hadden In this regard
h's been very much ike that of a
woman affected with cancer. When
asked as 10 her heath she never
thought of the disease that was eating
away her liie. Her ailments, when
she complsined, we're Of minor origin
and consideration, her general
health" was always good. Mr.. Hadden
will have TO pay more attention to the
cancer. He must put the screws to
those who are aX..and lazy and filthy,
No man has right to make his neigh.
bors unc ,miortab,O by nuisance, nor
should he endsnger their health, No
matter how much he likes to revel in
filth he must consult the general We.
fare, We exist not for ourselves, but
for others. Rise ny Mr.. Hsdden and
help DR.. Thornton 10 his constant ei'
forts 10 make Memphis a model Of
cleanliness, of comfort ard of health
II wecSu reduce the death rate to t, n
In A!thousAud let us do it. In this
way we can command both labor and
| oanital
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
MEMPHIS DAILY ArPEAL---wEDNEsDAY JUNE 15 1887

aud grsded.to center that drain into
the public sewer. Once removed to
such stand the hackm en- themselves
would fnd Il more convenient and
that their receipts did not fall off.
Another nuisance 10 be absted is that
Ct the crow ed chicken coop. Be-
sides the cruelty tf 1t, to which q cor
respondent in another column calls
attention, it is very filthy and is caIcu-
lated to induce disease. II ought to
be abAted without delay, Some people
perhaps prefer dung, but the majority,
we are well persuaded, don't want 1t
either in the original package under
their noses, or powdered and carried
by the summer breeEs to the morning
steak and eggs. Mr.. Hidden has
made great parade about
cleanliness IS an essential to
the public health. Here are two
nuisaucss that he can absie a. once, II
he will, much to the comfort Ct the
people. To be clean in any approx
mate sanitary serse, the chicken coop
nuisance must be abated, the hacks
and wagons must be removed to the
bluff and the paved streets be- swept
and the macsdamiz:d scraped al least
once each week.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
punLuc SCHOOL nuI.n,Nas

Ia the name and Ia behalf of tho
children OF the city the APPBAL agsin
urges, as it has for two years past, the
immediate erection Of two public
school buildings, one Of them on the
lot given by the United States to the
city for that purpose. This lot, on
the corner Of JEFF srson aud Third
streets, is centrally situated, and IL
building Of proper proportions could
be adapted to the needs OF the II gu
School 30 as 10 relieve the Market
street building, enabling tho Board to
Vdcate the tumble down concern on
Alabama street and give mp tho Beth
oil building on Adama street. This
would rave rental oqpal to tho in.
tersst ON a handsome sum of money,
and enable the Board TO Tave q 6um in
three or four years tia! would pay Tor
another substantial school building.
Anxious as We are TO invite capital
aud labor, we must have schools to
tempt the latter. The fiat question a
workinRman asks in regard to town,
is what are its SCHOOL facili-
ties2 These de,ermire his cauree.
He must have schools for his children
and they muat bear fair comparison
with the public schools OF other cities.
They must be substantial and well
furnished with all the couveniences
and facilities. AS the public schools
are,,so lie the city Thus he reasons,
We cannot, therefore, hope for work
ing psople to come here and mako our
boom success unless we can of sr
them.every induOement in public edu-
cation that tho cities Of the Wost hold
out, AZ it lie, we have only three
buildings that will bear comparison
with the public school build ngs oil
Kansas, for instance, where public
education by common consent is the
hrst essential to the life Of the State. II
Memphis is TO be rich aud prosperous
it must be so here. The public SCHOOL
shou d be supported by the best
classes and upheld by all.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
LAND GRANT BONDS.
THE TEXaB PACIFIC RAILROAD
MAKE AN APPLICATION
ance of the Bond Holders OF
Certain Lands.

NEw ORLEANS, La, June A.
Thomas E. 5Illman, Of New York,
representing holders of income land
grant bonds OF the Texas and Pacific
railroad, smou ting to alb ut IS Co.,.
coo; Judge Baker, OF I, xas, repre-.
senting the Trx,e and Pacific railroad
company; J1dge Howe, Qt this city,
representing the receivers OF the Tex q
AID Pacific; Whist n S Pierce, ] r., re
ceiveTs of the NV York, repre- senting
tn trus ,ees of the income land grant
mortgage Oh said road, aud Mr., Dale,
Il Phil delphis, on behalf Of tne
Fidelity Tnst Company, today figured
II the United States CIcuit
Court on an application
OF a foreign order for tie
conveyance Of the boz dholders Of cer-
tsiu lands belonging t. the Texas aud
Pacific road in Pexss. These la de-
became the property Of the Texas and
Pacific by viItue Of land grant on
the part of the State of Texas. Toe
indebtedness on the lsnd Vrant mort
oases amount to about $S,O00,000 on
the fret mortgage ana about 50, 500 900
on the consolidated mortg gee. Con-
siderable over SO, 1000 income mort.
cages, $1,000 GOO Of the principal and
nearly ~ 800, 900 If outstanding scrip
were Issued in leu of Interest.
The indebtedness on the terminal
mortgage smounts to about S., 900, 900,
on the New Orleans & Petite division
10 OVER S6,000,0On, and on the r %
Graude division to 5 100000. There
are uosold land grants sggregsting
ABOUT 5000, 900 es.invalved ia this
case. It's proposed to sell the Texas
& Pacific railway under the various
mortgages submitted; and, Ss pre-
viously stated, different cults on fore
closure were argued today. The mat
Ter was taken under advlsement.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
DISH rENISa.

1t is dishearteniDg to the Zeal hu-
msnitsrian TO see how much brutality
is still INDUCED in Memphis by men
who drive mults snd hores in cara
and drsys especially. They pull at
the reins constantly, and keep poor,
sore backed and CALLED spimals in a
constant condition II irritation and
bewilderment, and they whip them
cruelty and numerically. Nothing
80 inCenfes Just, fair and sensible
person than to be helpless witness
Of such brutality. The police seem to
be either Oblivious TO or in sympathy
with it. They either do pot hear or
else they like the crack Of the whip.
Perhaps II is music In their ears. No
effort is made by the city authorities
to suppress this cruelty, which ia close
upon the sneskiDg spirit Of asssssins.
ton that INDUCES itself in pistol or
knife to avenge iancied wrong. MIR
Lane, the officer oil the Humane So
cety, is Almost alone in his
efforts to put an end to this cruel and
brutal sbuse Ct dumb animals that
only Christians are guilty of, as only
Christians are guilty Of habiiusl
drunkenness. Neither the. Buddhist
nor the Moslem. will treat the appeal
ing bru,e with harshness or cruelty.
The creed of the former condesce dc
to the care OF all,animsls, and in their
hands they are ever patient and gen
Ito. But with us, in the.citiss par
tcularly. there..is: ,revsling sort Of
rufiianitm that delights in dospotism
over dumb brutes, cowardly sort OF
eagerness to use the whip in assertion
OF mastery when no sound of protest
can be heard. Is IL always TO be cot
Are we forever toibeibehind the Bud
dhist in humanity and human feelingf
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
NUISANCEa THAT MUST BE
ABATED

1t is not at all creditsble to the Tax
ing District authorities that the people
are at last indebted to private enter.
prise for the sweeping Of Main and
Madison streetF. But it ia 80. The
work was initiated on Monday night.
In week or 80 the coed of it will be
made apparent to the store keepers or
our leading thoroughlsres. They will
be relieved of dust and the stencil
from all sorts of decaying animal
matter. Now If President Hadden
will take 10 the suggestion Of the Ar
PEAL, which has been SO Reuerslly in
dorsed, and make a public hack stapd
of the blnd between Monroe and
Union streets, another great nuisance
may be absted, much to the comfort
CT the people near the corner
Of Monroe street. An arrangement
such IS the APPEAL suggested would
be similar to the Tlsn followed In
Washington, where the lack stands
on the east side Of the Capitol snd at
Seventh street are paved with stone
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
HEMPHIS' APPEAL
'EDNEsDAY ,JUNE Is. 1887
GAM BLERs

In coffee and wheat have been in
dulgiug In some deals the past two
days in New York and Chicsgo that
have brought them trouble, and
many Of them failure. The coffee
men first sent that necessary Of
life beyond the reach Of ordinary NOR
tails, and away up at this perilous
height 1t balanced and swaysd for lit
tie while, i,st one way and then the
other. Finally q "big fellow" gave 1t
a push and away it went, taking with
Il some OF the hitherto strongest
houses in the trade. A few wentto the
bottom with crash, creating wide
spread CONSERVATION, and had it not
been for the timely aid Of Mr.. j. j.
0'Donoghue, the whole market
would have been wrecked and wide
spread ruin have followed. This one,
clear-headed, cool, deliberate man
saved the coffee market Of
New York, and Of course
many houses with it. Yesterday at
the closing hour the market had re.
covered something Of its tone, but its
vigor is still an uncertain quantity.
As consequence in London yesterday,
coffee fell three shillings, or ~ cents
per hundred weight.
In Chicago wheat went scattering.
The drop in quotations broke up one
OF the cliques 40 elrly as 1890,
when the failure OF Morilz Rosenfeld
4 Co. was announced. July wheat
which at the opening hour was quoted
at SAC, at the close had declined Ia
75lc, fall OF 1888 points. The
fluctuations before this decline wal
reached caused a feverishness ard
panic that will, the report says
last as long Is wheat grows. AL
tbs markets OF the country were In
Sympathy with Chicago, and many
failures are reported. st. Louis seems
TO be safe, and Cincinnati, notwith
standing an attempt to locate one o.
the cliques in that city. Ia Mil
yankee there were some sus
pensions, but day or two
may again set things 10 rights. New
York is safe, and 30 is Baltimore and
New Orleans. Here In Memphis,
whatever the amount, Of the deals,
they were not large enough to
occasion uneGslness. Theirs was
mere ,nurry and some excitement to
get the news, but that passed away az
the close Of the day was reached. The
opening Of the market will be awaited
with eaRerDess this morning.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
MASTER CAR BUILDERS
HOLD THE OPENIyG SESSION OF
THEIR TwENIY-FIasT
Annual Convention at Minneapolis
with AbOnt $50 Members
Present.

MINNEAPOLIS. NINE., June H.-The
Mater Car Buildeis' Association held
the opening session Of their Twenty.
first annual session in Onites Hall
this morning, not over $50 members
being present DR.. Tnltle offered
PRAYER, snd Mayor Ames msdB ~ ad-
dress ri welcome. In response Pfeti-
dent VerbIick thanked the msyor in q
few words, then p esented the annual
address. II referred briefly to the
good resu ting fron past conventions,
and TO rxperim snt under the auspices
81 tie assoc alton. AS an outcome Il
these exp Iiments there Dug to be
one automaic car coupler that c)uld
be- generally adopted which would
meet with lIltle or no opposition from
various roads and railroad commits
onets. The report OF Secretary
Fornoy sh 'we1 th5t the association ned
Ia 1885, l48 active, 81 representative
ami 2 associate members, making to-
Ia of23l. The membership in 1885 was
223 TIE rrcei pti for 1885 were 49,
962 IS; expenses 1926 %, leaving u
balances Of 1856 So The sss citation
owes the secretary $1,000, however,
making dt felt 10 the treasury. The
president then announced committees
on nominations, subjects for inves iga-
ton, correspondence, resolutions and
to selecs the next place of meeting, j..
Sutherland, Detroit; John Atkins,
Cleveland, and II NJ Perry, Topeka,
we're made the Auditing Cjmmlttee.
i NIn,,I nAa.aI Ya,n1,lsav,
ing the members OF the Unred States
aud State railway commissions to take
part in this and failure meetings OF
the ass 7ciation, Adopted. The sec
feta,y then read some correspondence
relative to making changes in the
Christie brake shoe adopted by the es-
ISOLATION as the standard, but decided
II not advisable TO make cha ges. The
brake shoe Is now used by fifteen diff
fer mt roads throughout the country.
The report of the Committee on
Automatic Brskes was presented by
Godfrey M. Rhodes, Of Aurora, III.
The Committee on Automatic
Freight Oouplers presented report.
1t recommends that the assoc alton
adopt the Jsnney coupler as the stand
ard. BY the term Janney coupler, IL
includes all couplers which act on the
same principle as the Jsnney aud
what will couple with it. The com
mittee strongly urge that the auto
matte coupler stsnda'd be adopted at
the meeting; thst the sutoms ic coup
Ter is a necessity, for in another year
the State Legislature will compel
them to be introduced V8rious roads
will sdopt the Christie couplers and q
gr At deal OF trouble will result The
report was received, but discussion
was postponed until tomorrow.